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Leg size affects male mating success in Tarsonemus confusus Ewing (Prostigmata: Tarsonemidae)
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Belczewski, R., Garga, N., Proctor, H.
Legs IV of males in the family Tarsonemidae are highly modified to form thickened pincer-like appendages. Previous literature describes males using legs IV both to manipulate pharate females onto the males' genital capsule as well as to constrain the adult female's legs during mating. We observed...
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